Horse-releaser.



P. A. WEAR.

HORSE RELEASER.

APPLICATION FILED 0013.17, 1912.

Patented Jan. 21, 1913.

Witnesses 72 M.

FRANCIS A. WEAR, OF SALLISAW, OKLAHOMA.

H'ORSE-RELEASER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 21, 1913.

Application filed October 17, 1912. Serial No. 726,324.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANCIS A. WEAR, acitizen of the United States, residing at Sallisaw, in the county ofSequoyah, State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Horse-Releasers; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

This invention relates to horse releasers and has for an object toprovide an extremely simple and durable horse releaser which will becomposed of a few number of parts that will not readily get out oforder.

With the above object in view the invention consists of certain noveldetails of construction and combination of parts hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed, it being understood that various modificationsmay be made in the minor details of construction within the scope of theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification :Figure 1is a plan view of a double-tree equipped with my invention. Fig. 2 is anenlarged plan view of one end of a double-tree equipped with myinvention. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 2. Fig.4 is an end elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 3.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of referencedesignate similar parts, 10 designates a vehicle pole, 11 a double-tree,and 12 swingle trees attached to the ends of the double-tree by myinvention.

In a practical embodiment of my invention, each end face of thedouble-tree is beveled as shown at 13 and a wear plate 14 is securedthereto, each wear plate sloping outwardly from the rear face toward thefront face of the double-tree. Each swingle tree is equipped centrallywith a rearwardly extending eye 15 which is adapted to receive therelated end of the double-tree, this eye being equipped with a roller 16adapted to bear upon the corresponding wear plate.

For locking each swingle tree eye 15 to the related end of the doubletree, each end of the double tree is equipped with a substantiallyrectangular stiff wire loop 17, the loop being mounted longitudinallyupon the double tree with the rear corner of the double tree projectingthrough the loop. The longitudinal sides of the loop are provided withhinge eyes 18 which bear upon the top and bottom faces of the doubletree and receive pivot pins 19 carried by said faces. A pair of rollers20 are mounted on the outer end of the loop and normally bear upon therelated wear plate in advance of and contact intimately with the relatedswingle tree eye roller 16. The inner end of the loop is offsetrearwardly as shown at 21 and is spaced from and straddles the rear faceof the double tree. A leaf spring 22 is secured at one end to the rearface of the double tree by a clamp 23, the free end of the spring beinginterposed between the swingle tree and offset end of the loop andserving to hold the loop so rocked on the pivot pins that the rollers 20are held in tight engagement with the related wear plate. The pull ofthe swingle trees down the sloping wear plates serve to tightly wedgethe swingle tree eye rollers between the wear plates and rollers of-theloops and positively prevent accidental escape of the swingle tree. Eachloop is provided between its rollers 20 with an eye 24 through which apull cord 25 is engaged. Upon the pull cords being pulled rearwardly,the outer ends of both of the loops 17 will be rocked rearwardly and therollers thereof disengaged from the swingle tree eye rollers whereuponthe latter are freed to immediately escape from the ends of the doubletree and simultaneously release both swingle trees.

That is claimed, is

1. The combination with a double tree having an outwardly beveled endface, of a swingle tree securing eye encircling the end of said doubletree, a roller on said eye bearing upon said beveled face, a rockingspring controlled member extending longitudinally of said double tree, aroller on said member bearing upon said beveled face in advance of andcontacting intimately with the first named roller, the first namedroller being tightly wedged between said beveled face and the last namedroller, and means for rocking said member to release said rollers fromengagement and free said eye from said double tree.

2. The combination with a double-tree having an outwardly beveled endface, of a swingle tree securing eye encircling the end of saiddouble-tree and having a roller hearing upon said beveled face, a springcontrolled loop pivotally mounted upon and sion of its spring todisengage. both of the extending longitudinally of said swingle abovenamed rollers and free said eye. 10 tree, the rear corner of saiddouble-tree be- In testimony whereof, I afiix my signaing passed throughsaid loop, said loop havture, in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

ing a roller bearing upon said beveled face FRANCIS A. WEAR.

in advance of the first named roller and nor-, vWitnesses:

mally holding said eye against escape, and J. R. REEDER,

means for rocking said loop against the ten- V J on HQSMAR.

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